Transit (2013 film)

 

Transit
Transit (2013)
Directed by	Hannah Espia
Produced by	Paul Soriano
Screenplay by	Giancarlo Abrahan Hannah Espia
Starring	Irma Adlawan Marc Alvarez Mercedes Cabral Jasmine Curtis Ping Medina
Production company	Cinemalaya TEN17P
Release dates	July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27) (Cinemalaya) September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11) (Philippines)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino Tagalog English Hebrew

Transit is a 2013 Filipino independent drama film written and directed by Hannah Espia. The film follows a story about a single father who is forced to hide his children from immigration police in Israel after the Israeli government decides to deport children of immigrant workers.[1] It is Espia's full-length debut film. It was mostly shot in Israel. The film competed under the New Breed section of Cinemalaya 2013. The film won Best Film, directing, acting and other technical awards.

Espia said that the inspiration to do the film came after talking to an OFW who was bringing home his child from Israel. In 2009, the Israeli government enacted a law that deports the children of migrant workers unless they fulfill a certain criterion. Both Israeli and migrant workers rallied against the law that separates parents from their children.[citation needed]

The film will also compete in the 18th Busan International Film Festival under the New Currents section.[2] The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[3] but it was not nominated.

 

Plot

The film begins and ends in an airport during a father and son’s transit flight from Tel Aviv to Manila. It tells the story of Moises (Ping Medina), a Filipino single-dad working as a caregiver in Herzliya, Israel, who comes home to his apartment in Tel Aviv to celebrate his son Joshua (Marc Justine Alvarez)’s 4th birthday. It was on that day that Moises, together with their Filipino neighbors Janet (Irma Adlawan), and her daughter Yael (Jasmine Curtis), find out that the Israeli government is going to deport children of foreign workers. Afraid of the new law, Moises and Janet decide to hide their children from the immigration police by making them stay inside the house.[4]

 

Cast

• Ping Medina as Moises

• Irma Adlawan as Janet

• Jasmine Curtis-Smith as Yael

• Marc Justine Alvarez as Joshua

• Mercedes Cabral as Tina

• Perla (Pnina) Bronstein as Rotem

• Omer Juran as Omri

• Toni Gonzaga as Joshua's Mother

• Menahem Godick as Israeli policeman

 

Awards

• 2013 Cinemalaya Film Festival (New Breed)

  • Best Film

  • Audience Award

  • Best Director – Hannah Espia

  • Best Actress – Irma Adlawan

  • Best Supporting Actress – Jasmine Curtis-Smith

  • Special Jury Citation for Best Acting Ensemble – (Irma Adlawan, Marc Alvarez, Mercedes Cabral, Jasmine Curtis, Ping Medina)

  • Best Cinematography – Ber Cruz and Lyle Nemenzo Sacris

  • Best Editing – Benjamin Tolentino and Hannah Espia

  • Best Score – Mon Espia

• 2014 Gawad Urian Awards

  • Best Director – Hannah Espia

 

References

1. Jump up ^ "Cinemalaya: New breed of Filipino bang bang <3talent". Retrieved 2013-06-06.

2. Jump up ^ "‘Transit’ to compete in Busan". Retrieved 2013-09-09.

3. Jump up ^ "Transit is PHL’s entry for 86th Oscars". Phil Star. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

4. Jump up ^ "Transit". Retrieved 2013-08-03.

 

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_(2013_film)

Transit: A movie directed by Hannah Espia

Transit: A Movie by Hannah Espia

トランジット

• Transit
• 9月4日(木)10:00 ウィルホール（Lコード:40307）
• 愛知初公開／11:40 監督トーク

• フィリピン／2013／92分
• 監督：ハンナ・エスピア
• 出演：イルマ・アドラワン、ピン・メディナ
• 配給：Electric Entertainment
• 協力：東京フィルメックス
• 2013シネマラヤ映画祭最優秀作品賞
• 2013東京フィルメックス学生審査員賞

「移民の5歳未満の子は、たとえ同国生まれであっても強制送還する」というイスラエル政府の移民政策により、外国人労働者の子供たちが強制送還されることになった。フィリピン人労働者モイゼスは我が子の存在を隠そうと画策するが、さまざまな苦難に遭うことに…。政策に翻弄される親子や親族をメインテーマに、就労目的の不法滞在の女性、イスラエル人ボーイフレンドと付き合うアイデンティティに悩む少女などが、4～5台のカメラを同時に回す手法を取ることで描き分けられている。ハンナ・エスピア監督の長編デビューとなる本作は、フィリピンの自主制作映画の登竜門として知られるシネマラヤ映画祭の最優秀作品賞を初め数々の賞に輝いた。

Interview: https://youtu.be/sRX3CrNGkZI

RASA Rural Area Solidarity Association

RASA stands for Rural Area Solidarity Association

http://www.geocities.jp/maria200752000/rasanituite.html, and its major mission is to build schools in the Philippines. The volunteer students talked about the organization, the project, and their three-week homestay in a small village south of Manila. They also talked about the traditional, national dance performance at the welcome party.
In addition to the school building project, the students established good relationships with local children. For example, the volunteer students taught how to make origami. The children, in return, asked the Japanese volunteers interesting questions regarding the food and traditions of the Philippines and gave out prizes to the winners.
Prof. Teresista Calantas explained about Halohalo, which means “mixture” in the local language, and about some other foods and sweets. She also talked about the “Jeep” and its origin. She also mentioned that the basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines.                 
Reference:  http://www.seto.nanzan-u.ac.jp/ps/nepas/plaza/lounge/topics_090608.html

May 24: RASA-Our Experience of building a school in the Philippines の報告

At this week’s lunchtime event, four Policy Studies students, Kako, Haruka, Rie, and Saya who went to the Philippines last summer as volunteers shared their experiences. RASA, the Rural Area Solidarity Association, is a nonprofit organization and has contributed to building schools in the Philippines. The event started with a slide-show created by the students about the rural area of the Philippines where they stayed. They said that neighborhood was far from affluent, but the people were filled with happiness and generosity. Thinking about many unhappy people in wealthy countries, they sensed a paradox of plenty. During their home-stay, not only did they work to build a school but they also strengthened their bonds with the local children. The students showed them a Japanese traditional dance and taught them how to make origami. One of the students said, “Although I went there with the intention of helping others, I ended up being helped by their warm hospitality.” This summer, another group of volunteers are going to the Philippines as part of RASA to build a school. They should be expecting to see many happy faces there.

Reference: http://www.seto.nanzan-u.ac.jp/ps/nepas/plaza/lounge/topics_100524.html

Aichi letter swaps deepen ties with Philippine kids

Chunichi Shimbun

Students at Meito Senior High School in Nagoya's Meito Ward look at letters and pictures sent by Filipino children. | CHUNICHI SHIMBUN

• Nov 30, 2015        

Students in Aichi Prefecture are exchanging letters and pictures with children in the Philippines as part of a mutual understanding project led by a Nagoya-based nonprofit organization working in the impoverished nation.
The International Children’s Action Network (http://www.ican.or.jp/), based in Naka Ward, launched the project seven years ago to help children in the two countries, deepen their understanding of each other and their vastly different cultures.
This year, ICAN expects some 4,500 letters to be exchanged between the two countries.
In the beginning, only a few schools in the prefecture took part in the project, but that has since grown to 20 elementary, junior high and high schools.
ICAN sets a different theme for the letter exchange each year. This year’s theme is “My Image of Peace.”
The NPO collected 1,800 letters from the Philippines submitted by children from a variety of backgrounds, including those from indigenous ethnic groups and those living in garbage mountains or areas plagued by typhoons or internal conflict.
Included are hand-drawn pictures of their families — people holding earth in their hands, rainbows, nature scenes — their images of peace.
ICAN plans to send 2,700 letters from Japan.
Schools in Aichi participating in the project display the letters in their hallways and use them as study materials in classes and school fairs to deepen cultural understanding.
At Meito Senior High School in Meito Ward, students in the Global English Major Course post the letters on classroom walls and offer their thoughts about them to the rest of the class in English.
“As this year marks the 70th anniversary since the end of World War II, I hope this project can inspire the children to create a peaceful world together,” said Yumiko Nakamura, 33, a staff member at ICAN’s office in Nagoya.
For inquiries, call the office at 052-253-7299.
This section, appearing Tuesdays, features topics and issues from the Chubu region covered by the Chunichi Shimbun. The original article was published on Nov. 22.

Reference:  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/11/30/national/aichi-letter-swaps-deepen-ties-with-philippine-kids/